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21 December

Six NATO troops killed in Bagram attack

AT-KABUL: At least six Resolute Support service members were killed and three others wounded on Monday after a suicide bomber targeted the joint patrol convoy of Afghan and foreign troops in Bagram district of northern Parwan province. Spokesman to the Parwan governor, Wahidullah Sediqi, said that a suicide attacker riding …

21 December

Taliban capture Helmand’s Sangin, besiege 150 police

Officials said on Sunday the Taliban had captured the Sangin district of southern Helmand province, besieging dozens of police. A reliable source at the provincial police headquarters said the Sangin district fell into the hands of Taliban militants on Sunday afternoon when the rebels overran the district administration office. He said …

20 December

Muslim antiterrorism coalition asked to cut off funding sources for terrorism

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: As its prerequisites for joining Muslim antiterrorism coalition, the government should urge the alliance to cut off all funding sources for terrorism in the region and support Afghan security forces, said a number of lawmakers and political analysts. Saudi Arabia recently announced the formation of a coalition …

20 December

Traffic accident kills four, injures six in Zabul

AT-KABUL: A traffic accident in southern Zabul province left four people dead, while six others injured, said an official. Gul Islam Sial, spokesman for Zabul governor office, told Afghanistan Times on Sunday that the incident took place on Kabul-Kandahar highway in Tazeerabad area of Shahjoi district around 2:30 pm on …

20 December

India hosts Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe international cricket series

Noida: Greater Noida Sports complex hosted an international cricket series between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe. Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) shifted its base from Sharjah to Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Noida after signing an MoU with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Greater Noida Industrial …

20 December

Campaign against land grabbers launched in Nangarhar

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The government has kicked off an anti-land grabbing campaign in eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday, local officials said. The campaign is aimed to retake the state-owned lands which were grabbed by some influential people over the past several years. The campaign officially started in Behsud district of …

20 December

Three civilians abducted on Kabul-Ghazni highway

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Unknown gunmen have abducted three civilians on the Kabul-Ghazni highway, said an official on Sunday. The provincial council head of Ghazni, Khaliqdad Akbari, told media that the abducted people were on way to their destinations from Malistan district to the provincial capital when unknown gunmen stopped their …

20 December

TAPI to create 7,000 jobs: Minister

AT-KABUL: Briefing members of the Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of the parliament on Sunday, the minister of mines Daud Shah Saba said the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project would create 7,000 jobs in the country. He said that work on TAPI gas pipeline project would be launched in Afghanistan …

20 December

Ghani to leave for Azerbaijan tomorrow

AT-KABUL: President Muhammad Ashraf Ghani is expected to leave Kabul for Azerbaijan tomorrow (Tuesday) on an official trip where he would explore new avenues to enhance cooperation between the two countries. Embassy of Afghanistan in Azerbaijan in a media statement said that the president would be accompanied by the ministers …

20 December

Insecurity in Kunduz irks local officials

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Local officials have warned of escalating insecurity in Kunduz. They said that after the fall of Kunduz city in late September, the Taliban seized different types of weapons from security forces, which they are using now against the government forces and civilians. This comes amid ongoing clashes …